2015 Paris-Roubaix
How the Race was Won: Paris-Roubaix
April 14, 2015
The cobbles weren’t all that decisive this year — thanks to good weather and a steady tailwind, they were really more a steady grindstone against which the field was reduced. The real tactical action came at the very end, and involved some of Etixx-Quick-step’s best racing this spring, though in the finale, the outcome was […]
Degenkolb: “I am definitely targeting the world championship”
April 14, 2015
Victorious at Milan-San Remo and at Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, John Degenkolb is taking a break from racing to recover but intends rebuilding form afterwards and targeting some big goals a little later this year. One of those is the world road race championships in Richmond, Virginia. It is being held on a course that many say […]
Degenkolb on Roubaix success: “Now was the moment…all or nothing”
April 13, 2015
What was likely the vital moment in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix came close to the end when John Degenkolb made an important gamble. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) and Yves Lampaert (Etixx-QuickStep) had pushed clear and Degenkolb faced the choice of waiting to see if those in his group would chase, or risking all, digging deep […]
The bikes and tech of Paris-Roubaix 2015
April 13, 2015
The pavé of Paris-Roubaix demands something a little different of riders and bikes than any other race on the calendar. Mechanics and bike and component manufactures can work weeks, months or even years to get new equipment ready for Paris-Roubaix. CyclingTips’ roving reporter headed to the start of this year’s race in Compiègne to check […]
Daily News Digest
April 13, 2015
In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: John Degenkolb wins Paris-Roubaix; Joaquim Rodriguez wins Vuelta al Pais Vasco; Lisa Brennauer wins Energiewacht Tour; Ramunas Navardauskas wins Circuit Cycliste Sarthe; Alex Edmondson wins U23 Tour of Flanders; Paddy Bevin wins men’s Jayco Adelaide Tour; Michaela Parsons wins women’s Jayco Adelaide Tour; UCI to […]
Bozic crowned Astana’s man of Paris-Roubaix as Boom takes fourth
April 13, 2015
Slovenian sprinter Borut Bozic was heralded by his team Astana after producing the key attack that helped them gain fourth place in the 113th Paris-Roubaix, writes Jessica Lamb. ‘Hvala, hvala, hvala!’ Astana’s Twitter feed shouted, calling him the man of the day after his storming move on the five-star secteur, Carrefour de l’Arbre. As the […]